Twenty-three years ago, a beautiful little girl was born. From the get-go, she was sweet, sensitive, and rather shy. She has grown into a young woman of whom I am so proud. She has worked hard to overcome challenges, and recently told me she is trying to face her fears, and asked me if I would write her story and share it here on the blog, in hopes she can inspire others through their own struggles. Although I offered to publish an auto-biographical piece for her, she wanted me to write her story from my perspective. At her request, and with her approval of this post, I share the following:
The phone rang, and the social worker on the other end informed me that a baby girl had been born 10 weeks early and drug-exposed. She wasn't ready to be released from the medical facility where she was currently staying, but would we be interested in being her foster-to-adopt parents? Of course! When John and I filled out our paperwork, we indicated that we were comfortable with a premature bab…
Like, no, LOVE your Library!! Laughing girl with Little kittie is the sweetest!
ReplyDeleteLove Life, living in Liberty, Liking Leadership from the Lord....
Learning and using Logic...
How am I doing today?
You are laudible and loquacious!
Deletelovely - laughing out loud :) love your library - :) I can smell the lilacs
ReplyDeleteOh, good! I wish there was a way to really transmit smell through the computer screen!
Deleteexcellent lions (at the door)*
ReplyDeleteas a proper library should, fireplace and bookcases!
* really like the porch itself, the rough-stone very attractive
Thanks, Clark. The lions remind me of Patience and Fortitude, the lions outside the New York Public Library.
DeleteGood to see a photo of a cat with hair on your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteTee hee!
DeleteYour lilacs are so beautiful? Are you able to grow them where you are? They won't grow here and I have only found them at the florist once -- I can still smell them! They were my favorite growing up.
ReplyDeleteYes, lilacs do grow here. At least theoretically. I see them all over, but mine seem to grow well for a while then die. I'm crossing my fingers that I can get some established enough to bloom!
DeleteThat is the most beautiful calico I've ever seen! (Sorry, Ruby!) Love the laughing girl, too! I wish I had a lilac bush. My great aunt had a ginormous one outside her kitchen (easily 10 feet tall with a girth to match). Someone told her eggshells were good for lilacs, so every time she used eggs, she tossed the eggshells under the bush. Maybe it worked.
ReplyDeleteShe was a beautiful cat, but wasn't the friendliest. I was a bit scared of her, to tell the truth. :-)
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